I love it when people call me "hun" or "sweety"
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I like terms of endearment, but I hate to be called ma'am by anyone over the age of 18. I expect it from my kids, not the cute bartender. I used to hate to be called babe, but lately it has grown on me. Unfortunately, other than my name, the only other thing my husband calls me is "hey". (at least to my face) :indifferent:0
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My husband calls me hun, sexy, babe, and hot pants (<---- this one is my favorite)0
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I like terms of endearment, but I hate to be called ma'am by anyone over the age of 18. I expect it from my kids, not the cute bartender. I used to hate to be called babe, but lately it has grown on me. Unfortunately, other than my name, the only other thing my husband calls me is "hey". (at least to my face) :indifferent:
ANYONE hoping for a tip should know better than to call anyone ma'am! :laugh: Though seriously, the last time a cashier tried to card me when I was buying wine, I nearly jumped the conveyor belt to try to hug him.0 -
I'm southern and live in Texas so I hear it and say it a lot. lol
As long as you don't call me ma'am I'm okay.
I second that. I hate being called ma'am. I'm not that old.0 -
oh my gosh, when people call me hun or sweety I want to punch them. it seems so patronizing to me
I like being called by my name0 -
i love that too >-< I love when women especially are like, "its okay sweetie. Hey honey" etc >-< it makes me feel so warm and fuzzy...
ps: I HATE when people call me "lady" though <-< I have friends who do that...I know they dont hate me...so maybe its just me...cant stand it though <-<0 -
My special someone calls me bb or bebe (Spanish for baby) & I like it. I hate it when someone who isn't special calls me love, sounds like they're up for some intimacy.0
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lol, for me it's kind of a compliment but only when I think about it for a while. I don't usually mind it if it's in a friendly way but when it's a stranger passing by I kind of get disgusted/freaked out. But then I'm like oh someone thought I was sweet or hot or whatever.0
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Maybe I'm weird but I HATE it when women call me hun or sweety or anything even remotely like that. I find it condescending, it's one of my biggest pet peeves.0
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Hubs calls me Jen, Jenny when he's pissed. Idk. No one calls me anything. I call people sweets and babe and gorgy and the list goes on... all the time!!!!!
Oh my girls here call me JB....it's a term of endearment I hold very close to my heart...I guess that counts!!!!!0 -
Hubs calls me Jen, Jenny when he's pissed. Idk. No one calls me anything. I call people sweets and babe and gorgy and the list goes on... all the time!!!!!
lol gorgy0 -
Living in Wales, so many people (including my GP!) call me "my love". It's such a nice term of endearment and sounds even better with a Welsh accent lol.0
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I love it too, except when someone's being condescending. I have a habit of calling people "love" or "lovely". People probably don't like it, but eh. I like being nice. ^_^0
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Well then, hello hun0
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Half the people I meet get called 'love' - guys/girls, doesn't matter....think it's a Yorkshire thing.0
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I get called "Luv" "dahlin'" "babes" "sweetheart" a lot at work, which doesn't bother me too much. "Babes" is the most annoying of them though. Usually when I get called Babes I'll call them Treacle because it annoys them!
I hate being called Sweetheart in a condescending fashion by blokes - REALLY hate it, any bloke who makes the mistake knows that he will get my boot up his bum!
Anything else is fair game as long as it's nice!0 -
I can't stand being called hun or babe, or any other pet name along those lines - just irritates me - My name is Emma, call me that!!
The only person who I will accept being called "love" is either my Mum or Dad (easier for them to call me or my siblings that - don't have to remember names that way )
And my other half calls me "Short stuff", which is a bit annoying in some ways, but sweet in others - he only calls me that coz he's 6ft3 and I'm 5ft6!0 -
Oh I do hate "Hun" also - it just makes me think of Attila the Hun everytime I hear it!0
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I love terms of endearment. I tend to be inventive with them.0
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I tend to call people by their names and prefer if people call me by mine. But....I have three daughters, many sisters-in-laws and 2 grandaughters; if I am talking to a younger gal in passing, "Honey" might slip out if I don't know her name. I tend to call guys I don't know "Buddy". I tend to use "Sir" and "Ma'am" a lot too.
If you get offended, it's on you, because I'm not trying to be rude or smarmy. And, if it bothers you, I'd rather you just kept it to yourself.0 -
words I use typically whenever I'm talking to a female. These words are used daily and often and are used for people I know or donot know:
Baby
Love (my favorite, throws people off since I'm indian and its more of an Irish thing)
honey
sexy (only to girls I know, would never ever say to an unfamiliar face)
gorgeous
beautiful
good looking
sugar
darling
love of my life (to girls I am on a very familiar base)
I'm pretty sure theres more but I cant recall, basically anything that comes to mind
Edit: I have been asked to not call them baby about 2 times and have always respected it but after knowing them for a few weeks, they endup calling ME baby
Honestly, I would love for people to call me any one of these. I don't mind as long as it's done with nice intentions and not condescending, etc. I love nicknames and answer to quite a few, including Ness, Van, V, Storyteller, Story, and Teller (haha), and Vanilla.0 -
Unless it's a robust Southern woman, I find it kind of patronizing.
ditto, but it all depends on how much I like the person. Our head of service was calling eevryone hunnybun in a meeting yesterday and that was patronizing as hell. However if my friend called me hun or babe I wouldn't mind in the least. I know I call people hun all the time0 -
I love being called cute little nicknames. I had been called Babe by a boyfriend and his friends didn't know my real name...apparently it never came up. They had no idea what he was calling me and they all just started calling me Dave. I still talk to some of them and they still call me Dave! I think its hilarious, but I do answer to it!0
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If you get offended, it's on you, because I'm not trying to be rude or smarmy. And, if it bothers you, I'd rather you just kept it to yourself.
I agree with this - if someone is saying something nice to you and you get offended because of them calling you 'love' or some such word, then it's your problem.0 -
i hate it, but i'm a guy. It's like they're trying to achieve some sense of superiority over me.0
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